Keep it simple...

[Guest devotion from my brother Chris]
Luke 9  The Message (MSG)

Keep It Simple

Luke 9 1-5 Jesus now called the Twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases. He commissioned them to preach the news of God’s kingdom and heal the sick. He said, “Don’t load yourselves up with equipment. Keep it simple; you are the equipment. And no luxury inns—get a modest place and be content there until you leave. If you’re not welcomed, leave town. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and move on.”

According to the web site Wikipedia, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle)
KISS is an acronym for "Keep it simple, stupid" as a design principle noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960.[1][2] The KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore simplicity should be a key goal in design and unnecessary complexity should be avoided. 

The phrase has been associated with aircraft engineer Kelly Johnson (1910–1990).[3] The term "KISS principle" was in popular use by 1970.[4] Variations on the phrase include "Keep it Simple, Silly", "keep it short and simple", "keep it simple and straightforward"[5] and "keep it small and simple".[6]

We all know that Jesus gives great, no, NOT just great but indeed the BEST advice, because he’s Jesus.  He’s God.  He’s perfect, and so is His Word.

So, here we have simple, straightforward, easy to follow guidance from our perfect Lord.
Should be pretty easy for US to do what it says.  

According to the next section of scripture, this is what the disciples did…
6 Commissioned, they left. They traveled from town to town telling the latest news of God, the Message, and curing people everywhere they went.

They listened.  
They kept it simple.  
They did as they were told, and God blessed their work.

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We pray, “Dear Lord, help us to look past ourselves and to you.  Help us to disregard the noise of the world around us and temptation of the devil and instead to focus on your simple instructions and plan for our lives.  Lord, help us to keep it simple and to fulfill your commission daily.”
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